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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 63. <br></br> Medical decisions at the hearing level or above, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       8,608</td>
<td class="r data">       7,224</td>
<td class="r data">    83.9</td>
<td class="r data">       5,589</td>
<td class="r data">       4,838</td>
<td class="r data">    86.6</td>
<td class="r data">       3,019</td>
<td class="r data">       2,386</td>
<td class="r data">    79.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       9,490</td>
<td class="r data">       7,644</td>
<td class="r data">    80.5</td>
<td class="r data">       6,154</td>
<td class="r data">       5,145</td>
<td class="r data">    83.6</td>
<td class="r data">       3,336</td>
<td class="r data">       2,499</td>
<td class="r data">    74.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      10,861</td>
<td class="r data">       8,508</td>
<td class="r data">    78.3</td>
<td class="r data">       7,039</td>
<td class="r data">       5,738</td>
<td class="r data">    81.5</td>
<td class="r data">       3,822</td>
<td class="r data">       2,770</td>
<td class="r data">    72.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      11,454</td>
<td class="r data">       8,461</td>
<td class="r data">    73.9</td>
<td class="r data">       7,097</td>
<td class="r data">       5,494</td>
<td class="r data">    77.4</td>
<td class="r data">       4,357</td>
<td class="r data">       2,967</td>
<td class="r data">    68.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      12,112</td>
<td class="r data">       8,545</td>
<td class="r data">    70.5</td>
<td class="r data">       7,630</td>
<td class="r data">       5,643</td>
<td class="r data">    74.0</td>
<td class="r data">       4,482</td>
<td class="r data">       2,902</td>
<td class="r data">    64.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      12,893</td>
<td class="r data">       8,487</td>
<td class="r data">    65.8</td>
<td class="r data">       8,264</td>
<td class="r data">       5,758</td>
<td class="r data">    69.7</td>
<td class="r data">       4,629</td>
<td class="r data">       2,729</td>
<td class="r data">    59.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      12,801</td>
<td class="r data">       8,225</td>
<td class="r data">    64.3</td>
<td class="r data">       8,249</td>
<td class="r data">       5,594</td>
<td class="r data">    67.8</td>
<td class="r data">       4,552</td>
<td class="r data">       2,631</td>
<td class="r data">    57.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      10,333</td>
<td class="r data">       6,961</td>
<td class="r data">    67.4</td>
<td class="r data">       6,834</td>
<td class="r data">       4,882</td>
<td class="r data">    71.4</td>
<td class="r data">       3,499</td>
<td class="r data">       2,079</td>
<td class="r data">    59.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       4,589</td>
<td class="r data">       3,136</td>
<td class="r data">    68.3</td>
<td class="r data">       3,090</td>
<td class="r data">       2,246</td>
<td class="r data">    72.7</td>
<td class="r data">       1,499</td>
<td class="r data">         890</td>
<td class="r data">    59.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         572</td>
<td class="r data">         395</td>
<td class="r data">    69.1</td>
<td class="r data">         408</td>
<td class="r data">         298</td>
<td class="r data">    73.0</td>
<td class="r data">         164</td>
<td class="r data">          97</td>
<td class="r data">    59.1</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       8,410</td>
<td class="r data">       7,073</td>
<td class="r data">    84.1</td>
<td class="r data">       5,476</td>
<td class="r data">       4,754</td>
<td class="r data">    86.8</td>
<td class="r data">       2,934</td>
<td class="r data">       2,319</td>
<td class="r data">    79.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       9,289</td>
<td class="r data">       7,494</td>
<td class="r data">    80.7</td>
<td class="r data">       6,043</td>
<td class="r data">       5,055</td>
<td class="r data">    83.7</td>
<td class="r data">       3,246</td>
<td class="r data">       2,439</td>
<td class="r data">    75.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      10,622</td>
<td class="r data">       8,350</td>
<td class="r data">    78.6</td>
<td class="r data">       6,913</td>
<td class="r data">       5,645</td>
<td class="r data">    81.7</td>
<td class="r data">       3,709</td>
<td class="r data">       2,705</td>
<td class="r data">    72.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      11,232</td>
<td class="r data">       8,313</td>
<td class="r data">    74.0</td>
<td class="r data">       6,971</td>
<td class="r data">       5,406</td>
<td class="r data">    77.5</td>
<td class="r data">       4,261</td>
<td class="r data">       2,907</td>
<td class="r data">    68.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      11,871</td>
<td class="r data">       8,376</td>
<td class="r data">    70.6</td>
<td class="r data">       7,490</td>
<td class="r data">       5,530</td>
<td class="r data">    73.8</td>
<td class="r data">       4,381</td>
<td class="r data">       2,846</td>
<td class="r data">    65.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      12,644</td>
<td class="r data">       8,342</td>
<td class="r data">    66.0</td>
<td class="r data">       8,124</td>
<td class="r data">       5,671</td>
<td class="r data">    69.8</td>
<td class="r data">       4,520</td>
<td class="r data">       2,671</td>
<td class="r data">    59.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      12,576</td>
<td class="r data">       8,114</td>
<td class="r data">    64.5</td>
<td class="r data">       8,130</td>
<td class="r data">       5,533</td>
<td class="r data">    68.1</td>
<td class="r data">       4,446</td>
<td class="r data">       2,581</td>
<td class="r data">    58.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      10,141</td>
<td class="r data">       6,849</td>
<td class="r data">    67.5</td>
<td class="r data">       6,729</td>
<td class="r data">       4,809</td>
<td class="r data">    71.5</td>
<td class="r data">       3,412</td>
<td class="r data">       2,040</td>
<td class="r data">    59.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       4,495</td>
<td class="r data">       3,073</td>
<td class="r data">    68.4</td>
<td class="r data">       3,036</td>
<td class="r data">       2,205</td>
<td class="r data">    72.6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,459</td>
<td class="r data">         868</td>
<td class="r data">    59.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         559</td>
<td class="r data">         386</td>
<td class="r data">    69.1</td>
<td class="r data">         399</td>
<td class="r data">         290</td>
<td class="r data">    72.7</td>
<td class="r data">         160</td>
<td class="r data">          96</td>
<td class="r data">    60.0</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         194</td>
<td class="r data">         151</td>
<td class="r data">    77.8</td>
<td class="r data">         110</td>
<td class="r data">          84</td>
<td class="r data">    76.4</td>
<td class="r data">          84</td>
<td class="r data">          67</td>
<td class="r data">    79.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         192</td>
<td class="r data">         146</td>
<td class="r data">    76.0</td>
<td class="r data">         107</td>
<td class="r data">          88</td>
<td class="r data">    82.2</td>
<td class="r data">          85</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">    68.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         227</td>
<td class="r data">         155</td>
<td class="r data">    68.3</td>
<td class="r data">         120</td>
<td class="r data">          91</td>
<td class="r data">    75.8</td>
<td class="r data">         107</td>
<td class="r data">          64</td>
<td class="r data">    59.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         217</td>
<td class="r data">         146</td>
<td class="r data">    67.3</td>
<td class="r data">         122</td>
<td class="r data">          86</td>
<td class="r data">    70.5</td>
<td class="r data">          95</td>
<td class="r data">          60</td>
<td class="r data">    63.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         230</td>
<td class="r data">         165</td>
<td class="r data">    71.7</td>
<td class="r data">         134</td>
<td class="r data">         109</td>
<td class="r data">    81.3</td>
<td class="r data">          96</td>
<td class="r data">          56</td>
<td class="r data">    58.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         237</td>
<td class="r data">         142</td>
<td class="r data">    59.9</td>
<td class="r data">         133</td>
<td class="r data">          85</td>
<td class="r data">    63.9</td>
<td class="r data">         104</td>
<td class="r data">          57</td>
<td class="r data">    54.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         218</td>
<td class="r data">         110</td>
<td class="r data">    50.5</td>
<td class="r data">         115</td>
<td class="r data">          60</td>
<td class="r data">    52.2</td>
<td class="r data">         103</td>
<td class="r data">          50</td>
<td class="r data">    48.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         181</td>
<td class="r data">         107</td>
<td class="r data">    59.1</td>
<td class="r data">          98</td>
<td class="r data">          68</td>
<td class="r data">    69.4</td>
<td class="r data">          83</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">    47.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">          93</td>
<td class="r data">          63</td>
<td class="r data">    67.7</td>
<td class="r data">          54</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    69.2</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    36.4</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    66.7</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    45.5</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    71.4</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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